A coach hit a pillar at around 21:52 on Friday evening at the Intercambiador de Santa Catalina in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria . This was confirmed by the Centro Coordinador de Seguridad y Emergencias (CECOES 1-1-2) of the Gobierno de Canarias to Europa Press. According to this information, no injuries were reported and no medical assistance was required. The impact damaged the windscreen on the right-hand side of the vehicle, opposite the driver's side; no figures were given for any other damage to the vehicle or infrastructure.
It initially remained unclear whether there were passengers on the bus at the time of the collision. The control centre also gave no details of which transport company operated the service, which route was involved or what caused the collision. No information is yet available about possible technical faults or weather- or operational factors. It was not reported whether the pillar or adjacent waiting areas needed to be inspected. No information about possible effects on the timetable or short-term diversions had been published by Saturday morning either.
The Intercambiador de Santa Catalina is a major transport hub in the port and city-centre area of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The station is used both by urban routes operated by Guaguas Municipales and by intercity services on Gran Canaria, which are operated mainly by Global . Disruptions at this location can therefore affect several routes and connections. However, no specific restrictions resulting from the incident had been reported by Saturday morning.
CECOES 1-1-2 is the Canary Islands' regional emergency call and coordination centre. The time of 21:52 communicated by the centre refers to when the alert was received. In incidents with no medical consequences, CECOES generally records the event, informs the authorities and operators involved, and coordinates further measures if needed. The term guagua, used in the Canary Islands for a bus service, appeared in the initial reports. It was not initially known whether the police or the transport company had opened a formal accident investigation in this case.
The current information is based on details confirmed by CECOES 1-1-2 to Europa Press. Further details about how the accident happened, the operator involved and possible operational consequences were not available on Saturday morning.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).